Nazí Paikidze

(2009)

Nasi Paikidse, (Georgian ნაზი პაიკიძე; Russian Нази Паикидзе, born 27 October 1993 in Irkutsk ) is a Georgian chess champion.

Life

Nasi Paikidses parents taught as a teacher in Irkutsk. When she was four years old, the family moved to Tbilisi, where she grew up. The family lives in Moscow since 2006. Her brother was soccer player. The chess game she learned at age five. She is coached since 2008 by Vladmir Below.

Paikidse achieved already at junior level very good results, it was 2003 U -10 European Championships in Budva, U -12 European Champion in Herceg Novi 2005 U-14 World Champion in Kemer 2007 U-14 European Championships in Sibenik in 2005, U - 16 world Champion in Vung Tau in 2008 and U-16 European Champion in Herceg Novi, 2008. Paikidse won in 2010 at the Moscow women's Championship. When Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg the same year she reached the 54th place, where she was the best woman among the participants, with an Elo performance of 2563rd It was with an Elo performance of 2528 Fourth at the 60th Russian women's Championship in Saint Petersburg in 2010.

Paikidse carries since 2009 the title of International Master of women ( WIM), since 2010 the title of Grand Master of the women ( WGM ) and since 2012 the title of International Master (IM). On the FIDE list of under 18 - year-old girl she was at number one.

Paikidse studied at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.